Members are required
to complete an application form and submit it with a 250 word supporting
statement. It is important to outline all your experience and areas of interest
to enable us to make the most effective appointments to policy leadership
positions at the LGA.

You will find the
application
form here. We will require consent
from your Group Leader - a consent form is included in the application form.

Applications will
close at 5pm on Friday 6 July 2018. Successful nominations will be announced on
Monday 23 July 2017.

Appointments are
made by the elected Labour Group Officers, using the principles outlined on the
LGA
Labour website.

Opposition Watch

Making Campaigning More Accessible

Caroline Walsh, a candidate in Eltham North in the 2018
Local Elections, is looking for councillors and council candidates who define
as disabled to share their experiences of being a candidate with a disability –
this will feed into constructive learning and recommendations for the future
for local parties to help make their campaigning more accessible. If you would
like to share your experiences, please email lewis.addlington-lee@local.gov.uk.

LGA Labour Group - new London councillors' briefing day

The LGA Labour Group will be
holding an event for new London Labour councillors.

The day will be a mix of
plenary and breakout sessions. Speakers include:

Cllr Clare Coghill - Leader Waltham Forest and
LGA London Rep

Cllr Lib Peck - Leader of Lambeth and Deputy
Leader of the LGA Labour Group

Mark Lloyd - Chief Executive, Local Government
Association

Andrew Gwynne MP - Shadow Communities and Local
Government Secretary

Ayesha Hazarika and Marie Le Conte – building up
a media profile

Cllr Alice Perry – NEC rep

Mayor of Lewisham, Damien Egan

Mayor of Newham, Rokhsana Fiaz OBE

Please note that this event is only open tonewly elected London
Labour Councillors elected for the first time on Thursday 3 May 2018.

The event is likely to be
oversubscribed and will be on a first come, first served basis. The LGA
is currently in the process of updating the list of councillors but for now we
would be grateful if you could pass this on to new members in your authority.

Labour for a People's Vote

Labour for a People’s Vote
are campaigning for Labour to support a public vote on the
government’s Brexit deal, and are keen to work with councillors across the
country. If you’d like to get involved or find our more, email Mike
Buckley at mike@labourpeoplesvote.org, go
to labourpeoplesvote.org or follow @labpeoplesvote

Labour Live

Labour Live, Labour’s ‘festival
of music, arts and politics’, will take place this Saturday 16 June in London.
The day includes bands, politicians, a selection of speakers, and a range of
great food and drink. Tickets are still available – find out more here.